Many girls dream of marrying a prince to live in a palace, dress beautifully and not work. The latter is, of course, an exaggeration: representatives of royal families do not really go to work in the usual sense of the word, but have duties – for example, to represent the royal family at events or participate in charitable initiatives.
Interestingly, however, not all princesses and queens were born with a crown on their head. Many come from ordinary families, which means they once had the most ordinary jobs. Who? Now we will tell you everything.
Kate worked as an accessories salesperson for the UK chain of Jigsaw stores.
Meg, as you know, used to be an actress. But she was also a blogger: she ran the popular lifestyle blog The Tig.
Prince Charles’ wife worked as a secretary in the design office of Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler.
The Queen of Jordan worked as a marketer at Apple Kuwait and later at Citibank before meeting King Abdullah II.
The Princess of Monaco is a famous swimmer from South Africa. Of course, she was far from Olympic medals. Perhaps that is why she ended her sports career without much regret and concentrated on her relationship with Prince Albert.
The Queen Consort of Spain is a former journalist. Letizia was a reporter, often traveling to hot places: for example, she filmed stories in Iraq and also reported from New York during the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001.
Prince Edward’s wife worked as a PR manager for Capital Radio and, after gaining experience, founded her own PR agency, RJH Public Relations.
The wife of the Queen of Belgium and the wife of King Philip worked as children’s speech therapists.
The Queen of the Netherlands and royal wife Willem-Alexander has an analytical mind, so she has held very serious positions in the past. Maxima was Vice President of Sales for Latin America at HSBC James Capel Inc. and was chief economist at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and Deutsche Bank.
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